Founder - Director
Eren Gökdemir
Master’s student in European Public Affairs at Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne.
After completing a programme in social sciences and humanities at Sciences Po Paris, he studied political science at Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University. He is currently pursuing a master’s degree in European Public Affairs at the same university.
Articles · 12 pieces
01
News Analysis · Eastern Mediterranean / Island of Cyprus
India’s Eastern Mediterranean Policy: Growing Ties with the Republic of Cyprus
India’s growing ties with the Republic of Cyprus reflect its pursuit of European market access, strategic autonomy and closer defence cooperation. The article examines this rapprochement through IMEC and Türkiye–Pakistan relations, while assessing how potential arms transfers could affect Cyprus’s military balance and increase tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean.
02
News Analysis · European Union (EU)
Von der Leyen’s European Vision for 2026: A New Roadmap for an Independent Europe?
An analysis of von der Leyen’s 2026 State of the Union: the EU’s goals on energy, security, China, Russia, AI and enlargement, and the obstacles in their way.
03
News Analysis · France
France’s Power Paradox: Ambitions, Resources and the Sustainability Dilemma
How France’s global ambitions are outrunning a state capacity eroded by debt, political deadlock, retreat from Africa and military overstretch.
04
News Analysis · Türkiye · Europe
Eurosatory 2026: A New Stage for Türkiye’s Defence Industry
How Eurosatory 2026 showed Türkiye’s defence industry shifting from exports to production in Europe while still locked out of EU defence programmes.
05
News Analysis · France · Syria
A New Era in Franco-Syrian Relations: Historical Memory, Reconstruction and Regional Rivalry
How Macron’s Damascus visit marks France’s return to Syria through mandate memory, reconstruction, energy and regional rivalry.
06
News Analysis · G7
G7 Évian 2026: The West’s New Renaissance?
An analysis of the G7 Évian 2026 summit — Ukraine, Iran, China, critical minerals, AI — and what it says about the West’s place in a multipolar world.
07
News Analysis · BRICS
The BRICS Summit in Rio: Ankara’s Multilateral Diplomacy and Strategic Opening
A look at the 17th BRICS Summit in Rio, Türkiye’s participation and the strategic opening of Ankara’s multilateral diplomacy.
08
News Analysis · SCO
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit in Tianjin
Erdoğan’s talks with Chinese, Russian, Iranian, Pakistani and Caucasian leaders at the Tianjin SCO Summit reveal Ankara’s diplomacy of balance.
09
News Analysis · Türkiye · South Africa
Türkiye and South Africa Strengthen Their Relations
Paul Mashatile’s Ankara visit revived the Türkiye–South Africa Binational Commission, set a $5 billion trade target and deepened a Global South partnership.
10
News Analysis · Türkiye · Iran
Türkiye–Iran: A Strategic Balance Between Cooperation and Rivalry
An analysis of the fragile strategic balance between cooperation and rivalry in Türkiye–Iran relations after Hakan Fidan’s visit to Tehran.
11
News Analysis · Türkiye · Egypt
Türkiye–Egypt: A New Era from Crisis to Realpolitik
How the February 2026 Cairo summit turned Türkiye–Egypt relations from a decade of rivalry into a Realpolitik-driven strategic partnership.
12
Research Dossier · France · UAE
The France–UAE Partnership: Power, Money and Diplomacy
How defence, trade, AI investment, food security and cultural diplomacy combine to make the France–UAE partnership a new model of geopolitical power.
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02
News Analysis · European Union (EU)
Von der Leyen’s European Vision for 2026: A New Roadmap for an Independent Europe?
An analysis of von der Leyen’s 2026 State of the Union: the EU’s goals on energy, security, China, Russia, AI and enlargement, and the obstacles in their way.
03
News Analysis · France
France’s Power Paradox: Ambitions, Resources and the Sustainability Dilemma
How France’s global ambitions are outrunning a state capacity eroded by debt, political deadlock, retreat from Africa and military overstretch.
04
News Analysis · Türkiye · Europe
Eurosatory 2026: A New Stage for Türkiye’s Defence Industry
How Eurosatory 2026 showed Türkiye’s defence industry shifting from exports to production in Europe while still locked out of EU defence programmes.
05
News Analysis · France · Syria
A New Era in Franco-Syrian Relations: Historical Memory, Reconstruction and Regional Rivalry
How Macron’s Damascus visit marks France’s return to Syria through mandate memory, reconstruction, energy and regional rivalry.
06
News Analysis · G7
G7 Évian 2026: The West’s New Renaissance?
An analysis of the G7 Évian 2026 summit — Ukraine, Iran, China, critical minerals, AI — and what it says about the West’s place in a multipolar world.
07
News Analysis · BRICS
The BRICS Summit in Rio: Ankara’s Multilateral Diplomacy and Strategic Opening
A look at the 17th BRICS Summit in Rio, Türkiye’s participation and the strategic opening of Ankara’s multilateral diplomacy.
08
News Analysis · SCO
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit in Tianjin
Erdoğan’s talks with Chinese, Russian, Iranian, Pakistani and Caucasian leaders at the Tianjin SCO Summit reveal Ankara’s diplomacy of balance.
09
News Analysis · Türkiye · South Africa
Türkiye and South Africa Strengthen Their Relations
Paul Mashatile’s Ankara visit revived the Türkiye–South Africa Binational Commission, set a $5 billion trade target and deepened a Global South partnership.
10
News Analysis · Türkiye · Iran
Türkiye–Iran: A Strategic Balance Between Cooperation and Rivalry
An analysis of the fragile strategic balance between cooperation and rivalry in Türkiye–Iran relations after Hakan Fidan’s visit to Tehran.
11
News Analysis · Türkiye · Egypt
Türkiye–Egypt: A New Era from Crisis to Realpolitik
How the February 2026 Cairo summit turned Türkiye–Egypt relations from a decade of rivalry into a Realpolitik-driven strategic partnership.
12
Research Dossier · France · UAE
The France–UAE Partnership: Power, Money and Diplomacy
How defence, trade, AI investment, food security and cultural diplomacy combine to make the France–UAE partnership a new model of geopolitical power.